first 2 paragraphs were just red flag after red flag
I moved back to my hometown after college because there was a job that offered to get my foot in the door of the game industry. I was pretty despite and I just graduated with a second diploma in that industry and had a lot of student loans.
disparity leads to blindness. I was also pretty burnt out after college years of all nighters and high stress assignments compiled with relationship issues and family issues. I'd have taken anything willing to hire me just to get some structure back into my life.
You may have better luck asking in a more local community.